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Jun 2, 2004

Auriga Officially Opens Software Development Center in Kazan, Russia

AMHERST, NH, June 05, 2004 - Auriga Inc., a U.S.-Russian
provider of offshore, offsite, and onsite software development services,
has officially opened Auriga-Kazanт Software Development Center, a new
state-of-the-art facility which will allow Auriga to expand its
offerings of offshore outsourcing services to existing and prospective
customers in the U.S. and Europe.

The Opening Ceremony events
were held on June 3-4 in Kazan, Russia, and featured a series of
presentations and workshops attended by local government officials, IT
business community representatives, professors, graduate students, and
researchers of leading universities of the Republic of Tatarstan. The
presentations were organized by Auriga with support from the
Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan. The keynote
address was given by Farit Fazylzyanov, RT Deputy Minister of
Communications. The attendees were also greeted by Alexis Sukharev,
president and CEO of Auriga, Inc., and Steve Chase, president of Intel
Russia. There was comprehensive coverage from the local media.

"The fact that Auriga is opening an outsourcing arm is a
wonderful development for Kazan, for Tatarstan," said Steve Chase,
president of Intel Russia, at a press conference for official opening of
Auriga-Kazanт Software Development Center. "This gives Intel more
confidence that we should probably be doing more work in the Republic of
Tatarstan." He also stressed that outsourcing is becoming a very important
area of the Information and Communication Technology Industry in Russia.
"Intel believes very strongly in capabilities of the Russian engineers. We
think that Russian engineers do great work and we're happy to stand up for
them and give the advertising for them."

Alexis Sukharev, president of Auriga Inc, stressed that the new
center in Kazan will be an integrated addition to Auriga's existing
U.S. and Moscow offices which currently host more than 150 employees.
"Kazan is known for its science and high tech industry, and its status as
home to many highly competent engineers," said Auriga president.
"With a new talent pool of Kazan engineers, Auriga will scale its
technology delivery capabilities to meet leading edge customer needs."